On average, Ganbina’s participants...
89%
Graduate Year 12
98%
complete their relevant year of education, employment or training
2 in 3
transition to further education or employment post Year 12
Jobs4U2 Education
5-18-years-old
High unemployment and welfare dependency rates in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community is a multi-faceted problem, but one of the key determining factors is education.
Ganbina realised that most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who were unemployed had dropped out of school. This meant in the modern economy, they did not have the skills or education to compete in the workforce.
This was the basis of Jobs4U2 Education. A program that focuses on keeping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and youth engaged in the mainstream education system, with a strong focus on completing Year 12.
Key Elements
Scholarships
At Ganbina, we want to ensure that no Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child or youth is unable to access education due to socio-economic factors. Therefore, each Ganbina participant receives an annual education scholarship that can be used to pay for education expenses such as school uniforms, books, or excursions.
Key Elements
Accelerated Learning Program (Tutoring)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children often start primary school developmentally behind their non-Indigenous peers. This can result in a high risk of dropping out of school by the time children reach upper primary school; they are two or three years behind. To address this issue, Ganbina offers an Accelerated Learning Program (tutoring) for participants in English and maths from Grade 3-6.
The Accelerated Learning Program is culturally appropriate and embeds culture wherever suitable to encourage engagement, cultural learning, and connection for participants.
Key Elements
1:1 Mentoring
Each Ganbina participant is assigned a Project Officer who works with the participant to create an individualised education and career vision.
Project Officers conduct regular in-person check-ins at the participant’s school to ensure the participant is not facing any difficulties or is at risk of dropping out.
“At school they (Ganbina) help with tutoring and I had better results in school because of Ganbina. I was mostly always engaged in school but in Year 11 and 12 I went through a rough patch as mum was diagnosed with cancer and I had depression. Ganbina helped me get up to speed on schoolwork.”
Ganbina ParticipantSocial Ventures Australia Report
Participant stories
Amee Henningson's story
Read storyAmee is the first person in her family to complete tertiary education.
Register for our program
You can register for Jobs4U2 online, whether you have been registered in the past or are new to Ganbina.
